falce

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InterlinguaEdit

NounEdit

falce (plural falces)

1. scythe
2. sickle

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ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin falx, falcem, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelk-, *dʰelg- (“a cutting tool”). Compare French faux.

NounEdit

falce f (plural falci)

1. scythe (larger tool than sickle); sickle (smaller tool than scythe)
2. (astronomy) crescent

Derived termsEdit

• falcetto (“sickle”)

Related termsEdit

• falciare (“to mow”)

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LatinEdit

NounEdit

falce

1. ablative singular of falx

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RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin falx, falcem (“sickle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelk-, *dʰelg- (“a cutting tool”). Cf. Medieval Latin falcata. See also the related form falcă (“jaw”), which underwent further semantic evolution from the original etymology of "sickle" in Latin.

NounEdit

falce f (plural fălci)

1. old unit of measurement (used in Moldova) in agriculture equivalent to about half a hectare, or an area of land that size

Related termsEdit

• falcă